पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 5, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।

"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	79.14°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	213.85°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.64°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	93.87°	Karka	Puṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	169.70°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	35.68°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शनि Śani	238.85°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:09 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:49 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 16 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 43 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:29 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:00 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:00 – 13:17
Yamaganda	08:09 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla	10:43 – 12:00
Varjyam	07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:52 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:09 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:26 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:43 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:00 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:17 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:34 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:51 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:09 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:51 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:34 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:17 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:00 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:43 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:26 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:09 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869474.27
Julian Day	2457939.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0976°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	132.88°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0976°), declination 22.78°, EoT -4.19 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2017-07-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)